Greek core word #1 · article · 19769 times in the New Testament
ὁ
hoὁ, ἡ, τό — the
- ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ have a rough breathing and no accent (proclitics); every other form begins with τ-.
- Often a pronoun: ὁ δέ “and he”; οἱ μέν … οἱ δέ “some … others”; τό + infinitive makes a verbal noun.
- No vocative; ὦ is the vocative particle.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Definite article
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ὁ | ἡ | τό | οἱ | αἱ | τά |
| Gen | τοῦ | τῆς | τοῦ | τῶν | τῶν | τῶν |
| Dat | τῷ | τῇ | τῷ | τοῖς | ταῖς | τοῖς |
| Acc | τόν | τήν | τό | τούς | τάς | τά |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 1, Matthew 5:7.
Explained in the notes of 10 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 260 · open the PDF here